Trinacromerum kirki Russell 1935 (plesiosaur)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Polycotylidae

Alternative combination: Dolichorhynchops kirki

Full reference: L. S. Russell. 1935. A plesiosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Manitoba. Journal of Paleontology 9(5):385-389

Belongs to Trinacromerum according to K. Carpenter 1996

See also Adams 1997, Russell 1935 and Welles 1962

Sister taxon: Trinacromerum bentonianum

Type specimen: Its type locality is Northwest of Treherne, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Favel Formation of Canada

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Manitoba collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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